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# 2026 State of School Transportation

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*Our 2026 State of School Transportation Report investigates the transportation issues facing schools and families today — and shows why transportation is one of the most underused strategic levers districts have for improving enrollment, and attendance.*

School districts and transportation teams are navigating bus driver shortages, tightening budgets, and growing pressure to justify every line item — often without the data they need to act with confidence. 

Our sixth annual State of School Transportation Report, based on a survey of district leaders and parents nationwide, shows that transportation isn’t just a logistics function. It’s a factor that touches nearly every major challenge a district faces, and most districts aren’t viewing it that way — or using it to their full advantage.

**Read the report today to get data and insights on key issues, including:**

- Why a drop in districts feeling constrained by driver shortages doesn’t mean the problem is improving
- The transportation cost blind spots keeping districts from making informed budget decisions
- How transportation availability is directly shaping daily attendance and enrollment decisions for families
- What’s slowing down McKinney-Vento and IEP transportation — and what families really mean when they ask for “consistency”





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